Speaking of Facebook, it looks like they've joined the growing list of sites that are now providing HTML5 video for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad compatible playback. UPDATE: As noted in the comments, Faceboo
That list now includes YouTube and Vimeo, TED, Brightcove-powered sites such as New York Times and Time Magazine, CBS.com (in trial form),
Good news for us and for Apple, not great news for Adobe on the video front, as yet another reason for needing Flash bites the dust.
And boy does Hulu look like last-mover these days...
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Facebook video goes iPhone and iPad compatible with H.264
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Does not work on the iphone app.
@Rene
Retraction in order? ;-) such a big "oops" isn't good to leave open. Lol.
Isn't html5 video a misnomer, doesn't it just mean that as long as the browser supports the codec it'll play?
I mean just saying html5 doesn't make the world of video sing kum ba ya
Updated: yep, just pumping the H.264 straight to QuickTime, no HTML5 (yet?)
Yes, you can watch if you have the iphone App "Facebook Video+". There is a lite version too.
@Matt(sZ)
Transcoding to other formats isn't new. People have done it for years (3gp, mov, etc).
@TiPB
Nothing new here and a poorly misleading blog post. :-/ I expect better research.
is there a source for this information? none was mentioned in the article.
It's about time.
Berk is right, they're actually transcoding the video to .mp4, either way it's not a good look for flash...
Just tried, it doesnt work :/
When when when ?
@Berk
LMBO. Link to proof of @tipd's mistake?
İt is not even html5.. They are converting video to quicktime friendly format. Search before you report something please!
die flash die!
I don't think this affects adobe, html5 video is absolutely frustrating on my iPad, it is much worse than flash on a desktop. Performance isn't that great, quality options do not even exist, and we cannot manipulate embed videos or do anythingwith it. This is better than nothing but I certainly doesn't replace flash. Not even close.
To bad there isn't a native Ipad app yet. The doubled iphone version sucks. Guess i'll be using safari until they get it right.
@Hang actually if you switch from Facebook Touch view to Facebook Mobile or Full Site it works.
I hope the app get updated soon coz itsn't currently supported in mobile version of safari either.
"Good news for us and for Apple, not great news for Adobe on the video front, as yet another reason for needing Flash bites the dust."
That actually isn't true.
"...for needing Flash [for mobile] bites the dust."
This might be a bit more true but for the web? No way does this even put a dent into it. HTML 5 needs way more than video.play(...) to compete with Flash video. It'll get there but don't think this is a serious step by any means.
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It works through safari and the quality is great. I'm sure the app will eventually get updated.
Good news .... Good for apple n as always, I'm always on apple side.
See: beating a dead horse
HMTL5? That's a new standard to me. Is it anything like HTML5? =P
Just uploaded a video to facebook.. Does not playback.. Still get the same pop up
Has it already been upgraded?? Am still not able to play videos on Facebook when I browse on my iPad.
@Ben my question as well
so does this apply to videos being played via the facebook app itself? as i remember it you used to just get a popup saying facebook videos arent compatible yet
@Raul:
"Needed" is a strong word. What will Flash "always" be "needed" for? I'm trying to think of any kind of technology that we've "needed" indefinitely. Floppy disks? Hard drives? CRTs?
So you're saying we don't need flash anymore?.
even though, it's a sort of "dying technology" now, since HTML5 and Javascript tools are so widely used and open, Flash will always be needed for certain things, and the lack of it's presence on the iPlatform just shortens our usage range.
Just my 2 cents.
I agree this is good for Apple... too bad so sad for Adobe me thinks.
Just a question about the picture posted, what the heck is that in the top-left corner?
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Finally! They've been promising this forever..